The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired eight NATO caliber shells at the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

DONETSK, December 20 – RIA Novosti. Ukrainian troops shelled the Kirovskiy district of Donetsk and fired eight shells of 155 millimeter “NATO” caliber at the city. reported Representation of the Donetsk People’s Republic in the Ukrainian Joint Center for Control and Coordination of War Crimes Issues (JCCC).

“Fire was recorded by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian Armed Forces – ed.) in the direction: 14.05 – Krasnogorovka settlement – Donetsk city (Kirov region): Eight shells of 155 mm caliber were fired, the message of the representative on the Telegram channel is as follows.

In addition, Ukrainian troops opened fire on Kashtanovyi, firing three 152 mm shells.

Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. The United States has supplied Kiev with a long-range M777 howitzer with a caliber of 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops are actively using them to bombard the cities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. In addition, the Ukrainian troops received German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns using shells of this caliber.